"Kid, you finally got your day, huh!"
Just as he was thinking that, a voice came from beside him.
"Presiding judge, let's get ready to start the hearing." The judge next to him spoke in a low voice.
"Hm?... Mm."
Liu Shi snapped back to his senses, gathered his thoughts, and was about to start the proceedings.
Only, unfortunately...
Liu Shi had already leaned his mouth close to the microphone, just about to speak, when he suddenly froze.
His gaze abruptly fell on the defendant's bench; his brows furrowed, and a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.
He saw that at the defense counsel's table right now...
There was no one there!
"Where is he?"
"Where's the defense lawyer for the accused? We're about to start, aren't we? How is the defense attorney still not here?"
"What's going on? Isn't he in the waiting room?"
"Where did he go?"
"..."
In the spectator area, everyone also noticed this problem; their faces went blank for a moment, surprise flickering in their eyes.
